def buildMeshImage(vertices,
faces,
encoding=GiftiEncoding.GIFTI_ENCODING_ASCII):
""" build a GiftiImage from arrays of vertices and faces
NOTE : this is doing the same as the gifti.GiftiImage_fromTriangles
function and is only redefined here for demonstration purpose"""
k = GiftiImage_fromarray(vertices)
k.arrays[0].intentString = "NIFTI_INTENT_POINTSET"
k.addDataArray_fromarray(faces, GiftiIntentCode.NIFTI_INTENT_TRIANGLE)
for a in k.arrays:
a.encoding = encoding
return k
