Chief Vs Autocad

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I can see I will need a program for BIM

Note: while Chief has some BIM concepts you won't be able to share with other BIM apps like Revit etc can

Lew

Hi Lew
No what I mean is, I would only be using CA, and maybe AutoCad for detail stuff. I would not want to share with other products such as Revit or Archicad. Thats why I want to make sure that CA will do everything I need.
Can you, or anybody tell me, can CA do most of what Revit or Archicad does?
I want to start learning a BIM program over the next month or so and I don't want to put all my effort into a program only to find out 6 months or a year down the track, it was the wrong one. So I guess thats why I am asking for a comparison between the two major BIM packages, Revit and Archicad, with CA. I do like the look and layout of CA, and it does look easier to learn.
Thanks for the help.