Importing AutoCAD (.dwg) files to FM

I am trying to import .dwg files into .fm files. I don't normally use AutoCAD and don't know how to use it. But, I need to import images drawn in AutoCAD into a frame files. Is this as simple as inserting a picture? Or will the .dwg file need to be converted into something else as a .svg file before it can be imported/compatiable?
Thank you!
I really appreciate any insight into this.

The best luck I've had was importing DXF or CGM files (sometimes one works better than the other) that had been exported from AutoCAD.

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