JavaFX 3D - JavaFX 8: A Definitive Guide to Building Desktop, Mobile, and Embedded Java Clients - page 459

final Sphere earth = new Sphere(400);
earth.setMaterial(earthMaterial);
final Group parent = new Group(earth);
parent.setTranslateX(450);
parent.setTranslateY(450);
parent.setTranslateZ(100);
Rotate xRotate;
Rotate yRotate;
parent.getTransforms().setAll(
xRotate = new Rotate(0, Rotate.X_AXIS),
yRotate = new Rotate(0, Rotate.Y_AXIS)
);
xRotate.angleProperty().bind(angleX);
yRotate.angleProperty().bind(angleY);
final Group root = new Group();
root.getChildren().add(parent);
final Scene scene = new Scene(root, 900, 900, true);
scene.setFill(Color.BLACK);
scene.setOnMousePressed((MouseEvent event) -> {
anchorX = event.getSceneX();
anchorY = event.getSceneY();
anchorAngleX = angleX.get();
anchorAngleY = angleY.get();
});
scene.setOnMouseDragged((MouseEvent event) -> {
angleY.set(anchorAngleY + anchorX - event.getSceneX());
});
PointLight pointLight = new PointLight(Color.WHITE);
pointLight.setTranslateX(400);
pointLight.setTranslateY(400);
pointLight.setTranslateZ(-3000);
scene.setCamera(scenePerspectiveCamera);
root.getChildren().addAll(pointLight, scenePerspectiveCamera);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
}