Having come from a Revit using firm to a Vectorworks using firm, I can say there are times when I miss Revit. Although to be honest there are many times using Revit that could send you running screaming out into the street. Most people mistake Revit as a 3D program, it is not. Revit is a giant database that multiple people can edit. The different views are really queries into the database, ... show me this plan at this height, show me this section starting from here and ending there, show me all the doors in a schedule. Once you get that, you can get Revit. Things are not really drawn but inserted into this giant database. Revit is not 3D but can generate 3D views from the database. Sketchup is a pure 3D tool.
That said, I have been eyeing VW to see how it can be made more BIM but haven't found the solution yet.
All the best in your leap to Revit.
Garry Steinhilber
W.T. Leung Architects Inc.