Simple JavaFX Cube 3D

So I started playing with JavaFX and Java 1.8 and I have to say I am loving it. Everything seems to be simple enough to use and I like that it is part of the JDK. So I created my first 3D JavaFX 8 application it is just a simple rotatable cube but I already can see the possibilities.


The final goal is to create a fully networked game using JavaFX 8 so hopefully I will find the time to peruse this.

package me.skidrunner.javafx;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.PerspectiveCamera;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.paint.PhongMaterial;
import javafx.scene.shape.Box;
import javafx.scene.transform.Rotate;
import javafx.scene.transform.Translate;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class TestCube3D extends Application {
     
     private final Group root = new Group();
     
     private PerspectiveCamera camera;
     private Rotate cameraRotateX, cameraRotateY, cameraRotateZ;
     private Translate cameraTranslate;
     
     private double mouseOldX, mouseNewX;
     private double mouseOldY, mouseNewY;
     
     @Override
     public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
          // Create Camera
          camera = new PerspectiveCamera(true);
          cameraRotateX = new Rotate(-20, Rotate.X_AXIS);
          cameraRotateY = new Rotate(0, Rotate.Y_AXIS);
          cameraRotateZ = new Rotate(0, Rotate.Z_AXIS);
          cameraTranslate = new Translate(0, 0, -20);
          camera.getTransforms().addAll(
                    cameraRotateX,
                    cameraRotateY,
                    cameraRotateZ,
                    cameraTranslate);
          root.getChildren().add(camera);
          
          // Create Material
          PhongMaterial phongMaterial = new PhongMaterial();
          phongMaterial.setDiffuseColor(Color.DARKRED);
          phongMaterial.setSpecularColor(Color.RED);
          
          // Create Box
          Box box = new Box(5, 5, 5);
          box.setMaterial(phongMaterial);
          root.getChildren().add(box);
          
          // Create Scene and Handlers
          Scene scene = new Scene(root, 800, 450, true);
          scene.setOnMousePressed(new EventHandler() {
          
               @Override
               public void handle(MouseEvent mouseEvent) {
                    onMousePressed(mouseEvent);
               }
   
          });
  
          scene.setOnMouseDragged(new EventHandler() {

               @Override
               public void handle(MouseEvent mouseEvent) {
                    onMouseDragged(mouseEvent);
               }
   
          });
          
          // Set the Stage
          stage.setTitle("Test Cube 3D");
          stage.setScene(scene);
          scene.setFill(Color.GRAY);
          scene.setCamera(camera);
          stage.show();
     }
 
     public void onMousePressed(MouseEvent mouseEvent) {
          mouseOldX = mouseNewX = mouseEvent.getSceneX();
          mouseOldY = mouseNewY = mouseEvent.getSceneY();
     }
     
     public void onMouseDragged(MouseEvent mouseEvent) {
          mouseOldX = mouseNewX;
          mouseOldY = mouseNewY;
          mouseNewX = mouseEvent.getSceneX();
          mouseNewY = mouseEvent.getSceneY();
          
          double mouseDeltaX = (mouseNewX - mouseOldX);
          double mouseDeltaY = (mouseNewY - mouseOldY);
          
          cameraRotateX.setAngle(cameraRotateX.getAngle() - mouseDeltaY);
          cameraRotateY.setAngle(cameraRotateY.getAngle() + mouseDeltaX);
     }
     
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          launch();
     }
}

Sorry about the </mouseevent></mouseevent> tags I can't seem to get rid of them.

Feel free to copy and compile this example I am excited to see what other developers out there do with JavaFX 3D.