Sorry for the delayed responce been away from the computer all weekend my email is now contactable in my profile.

Thanks guys I will give both methods a try and see which one works best!

I will give that try, could I do the same thing by exporting the aligment to a landxml file and copy that file to the DC?

You will for sure have Questions on Civil 3D! But Once you figure out styles, and get the styles set it up it is not that bad.

The only downside I can think of is the weight/size of the battery makes it a bear to carry any long distance. The pros are will last all day on charg...

should be able to put the username/password in the data collector