DXF/DWG Native Format
You can import entire DWG file sheets in native format (view only) to
SolidWorks drawing sheets, which allows the direct display and printing
of the original DWG file entities inside SolidWorks drawing documents.
You can view, pan, zoom, and print these sheets. Only view-related controls
are available.
The native format functionality improves import and viewing performance.
If you have a large schematic drawing to include as a reference in a SolidWorks
drawing document, native format eliminates the need to convert the schematic
drawing document entities. When you print the SolidWorks drawing, the
printed document contains all the items from the native format sheet.
When you open a SolidWorks drawing document that contains native format
DWG file data, the DXF/DWG PropertyManager
appears and (Native DXF/DWG) appears
in the SolidWorks title bar.
To import a DWG file in native format:
Open a
DWG file.
In the
DXF/DWG Import dialog box:
Select
Embed as a sheet in native DXF/DWG format.
To
maintain a link to the source file, select Link
to original file .
Click Next to specify options on the Drawing Layer
Mapping screen, or click Finish
to import the drawing.
If you
chose Next, now click Next
again to specify options on the Document
Settings screen, or click Finish
to import the drawing.
In the
PropertyManager,
set the values to manage link references. Use the PropertyManager to enable
and manage the external reference between the native format sheet and
its source DWG file.
Click OK 
.