Ok, here's the guide to get vmware workstation working with nvidia acceleration on Ubuntu based systems...
Same might apply just fine for other distros...


1. If you don't have vmware installed install it now, it might also be a good idea to install VMware as root with primusrun,
   this is how I installed it, but it might not be needed...

   sudo primusrun ./VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.0-1295980.x86_64.bundle
   gksudo primusrun ./VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.0-1295980.x86_64.bundle
   kdesudo primusrun ./VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.0-1295980.x86_64.bundle

2. We're going to back up libGL.so.1 making a copy
   sudo cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus/libGL.so.1 libGL.so.1.bak

   Now we're going to change the permissions.
   sudo chmod a+s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus/libGL.so.1

3. We need to create two symlinks.
   The example below shows nvidia-current, change it to reflect your /path if you're not using current.
   sudo ln -s /usr/lib/nvidia-current/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.304.43 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
   sudo ln -s /usr/lib/nvidia-current/libnvidia-glcore.so.304.43 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/

   Now we run ldconfig to update the system for the changes we've just made.
   sudo ldconfig

4. Now we need to stop vmware from running.
   sudo /etc/init.d/vmware stop

5. We're going to back up vmware-vm making a copy
   sudo cp /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx vmware-vmx.bak

   Now we're going to move vmware-vmx to another name.
   sudo mv /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx.real

6. Now we need to open up an editor, in this example we'll use gedit, you can use what you like...
   sudo gedit /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx

   (paste in the following below into vmware-vmx then save and close.)
   #!/bin/bash
   LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus/libGL.so.1 exec primusrun /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx.real "$@"

7. Now we're going to change the permissions on vmware-vmx.
   sudo chmod u+s,a+x /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx

   Now we need to start vmware
   sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start

8. VMware needs to be run as root, so play with what you like.

   AS ROOT PICK ONE: (I've found them all to work, so it's really a matter of preference.)
   (sudo vmware)
   (gksudo vmware)
   (kdesudo vmware)

9. Whichever desktop you are running there should be an entry in the menu you can use, or edit the command in the
   menu to the same above.

10. Enjoy 3d acceleration.