feat: add supporting virtual bsdf bench

doc/changelog.d/763.added.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add supporting virtual bsdf bench

examples/core/simulation.py

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from ansys.speos.core import Project, Speos, launcher
-from ansys.speos.core.simulation import SimulationInteractive, SimulationInverse
+from ansys.speos.core.simulation import (
+    SimulationInteractive,
+    SimulationInverse,
+    SimulationVirtualBSDF,
+)
 
 # -
 
@@ -183,4 +187,28 @@
 simulation4.set_source_paths(source_paths=[SOURCE_NAME]).commit()
 print(simulation4)
 
+# ### Virtual BSDF Bench simulation
+
+vbb = p.create_simulation(name="virtual_BSDF", feature_type=SimulationVirtualBSDF)
+opt_prop.set_surface_library(
+    path=str(assets_data_path / "R_test.anisotropicbsdf")
+).commit()  # change the material property from mirror to bsdf type
+vbb.axis_system = [
+    0.36,
+    1.73,
+    2.0,
+    1.0,
+    0.0,
+    0.0,
+    0.0,
+    1.0,
+    0.0,
+    0.0,
+    0.0,
+    1.0,
+]  # change the coordinate VBSDF to body center
+vbb.commit()
+results = vbb.compute_CPU()
+print(results)
+
 speos.close()

src/ansys/speos/core/project.py

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     SimulationDirect,
     SimulationInteractive,
     SimulationInverse,
+    SimulationVirtualBSDF,
 )
 from ansys.speos.core.source import (
     SourceAmbientNaturalLight,
@@ -296,6 +297,13 @@ def create_simulation(
                     description=description,
                     metadata=metadata,
                 )
+            case "SimulationVirtualBSDF":
+                feature = SimulationVirtualBSDF(
+                    project=self,
+                    name=name,
+                    description=description,
+                    metadata=metadata,
+                )
             case _:
                 msg = "Requested feature {} does not exist in supported list {}".format(
                     feature_type,
@@ -635,6 +643,11 @@ def _to_dict(self) -> dict:
                                 name=inside_dict["name"],
                                 feature_type=SimulationInteractive,
                             )
+                        if len(sim_feat) == 0:
+                            sim_feat = self.find(
+                                name=inside_dict["name"],
+                                feature_type=SimulationVirtualBSDF,
+                            )
                         sim_feat = sim_feat[0]
                         if sim_feat.job_link is None:
                             inside_dict["simulation_properties"] = (
@@ -878,6 +891,13 @@ def _fill_features(self):
                     simulation_instance=sim_inst,
                     default_values=False,
                 )
+            elif simulation_template_link.HasField("virtual_bsdf_bench_simulation_template"):
+                sim_feat = SimulationVirtualBSDF(
+                    project=self,
+                    name=sim_inst.name,
+                    simulation_instance=sim_inst,
+                    default_values=False,
+                )
             if sim_feat is not None:
                 self._features.append(sim_feat)