Original User: jimcousins
I can not help you directly, as I do not have a copy of this book. However, it sounds as if you have a mismatch in coordinate systems. Try adding the CAD file on it's own to a new, blank map and see what coordinate system pops up. If it is undefined, you will need to determine the coordinate system of the CAD file, and define it before it will align with data in a different system.
Regards,
Jim