Opening a AutoCad .dwg file

Hello All,
I currently have the following scenario, I have a AutoCad .dwg file on my PC desktop and would like to be able to display that file. I would like it to display when I go to the Process Architectural Object (REBDAO) and then click on the CAD tab. Has anyone done something like this before or someting similiar? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Gabe Gil

Hi Gabriel;
May below link help you.
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