# Aplo: modelling tools that think in buildings

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**Category:** Extensions\
**Tags:** revit, bug, modeling, extension, architecture\
**Created:** [October 4, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/aplo-modelling-tools-that-think-in-buildings/350378 "2026-10-04T18:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wo3Dan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/wo3dan/32/7450_2.png) [@Wo3Dan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Wo3Dan)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/aplo-modelling-tools-that-think-in-buildings/350378/7 "2026-10-12T19:42:18Z")

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> [@michaelloistl](#):
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> Making a line longer in SketchUp is easy as long as it runs along an axis. As soon as it doesn’t,

You can lengthen any edge in its own direction, even when off axis. And by inputting an exact value if desired.

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