When you add Eclipse projects from Dimensions CM to Eclipse you can define a work area outside of your Eclipse workspace location. This area is compatible with all Dimensions clients. You can open the same project in the Desktop or Windows Explorer clients, and update and check in updates all from one common working location. This also applies when sharing a local Eclipse project that is located outside your workspace. In either case, you can define work areas that can be shared by other clients.
Even if you have previously set up Eclipse projects with work areas under the Eclipse workspace, you can use these projects with a shared work area. Dimensions CM provides an auto-sharing feature that allows you to get existing eclipse projects and then import them into Eclipse. For step by step directions see Using Existing Eclipse Projects with Shared Work Areas.