// In this method, the objects for the scene are generated and added to
  // the SimpleUniverse.
  public void createSceneGraph(SimpleUniverse su) {

    // *** The root of the graph containing the scene (with a cube and a sphere). ***
    BranchGroup theScene = new BranchGroup();

    // Generate an Appearance.
    Color3f ambientColourShaded = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.4f, 0.4f);
    Color3f emissiveColourShaded = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
    Color3f diffuseColourShaded = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.7f, 0.7f);
    Color3f specularColourShaded = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f);

    float shininessShaded = 20.0f;

    Appearance shadedApp = new Appearance();
    shadedApp.setMaterial(
        new Material(
            ambientColourShaded,
            emissiveColourShaded,
            diffuseColourShaded,
            specularColourShaded,
            shininessShaded));

    float r = 0.3f; // The radius of the sphere.
    float boxHL = 0.7f * r; // Half the vertex length of the cube.
    float shift = 3.0f * r; // Distance between cube and sphere.

    // *** The sphere and its transformation group ***
    Sphere s = new Sphere(r, Sphere.GENERATE_NORMALS, 100, shadedApp);
    Transform3D tfSphere = new Transform3D();
    tfSphere.setTranslation(new Vector3f(-0.95f + r, 0.0f, 0.0f));
    TransformGroup tgSphere = new TransformGroup(tfSphere);
    tgSphere.addChild(s);
    theScene.addChild(tgSphere);

    // *** The cube and its transformation group ***
    Box b2 = new Box(boxHL, boxHL, boxHL, shadedApp);
    Transform3D tfBox2 = new Transform3D();
    tfBox2.setTranslation(new Vector3f(-0.95f + r + shift, 0.0f, 0.0f));
    Transform3D rotation = new Transform3D();
    rotation.rotY(Math.PI / 4);
    Transform3D rotationX = new Transform3D();
    rotationX.rotX(Math.PI / 6);
    rotation.mul(rotationX);
    tfBox2.mul(rotation);
    TransformGroup tgBox2 = new TransformGroup(tfBox2);
    tgBox2.addChild(b2);
    theScene.addChild(tgBox2);

    // Generate a white background.
    Background bg = new Background(new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
    BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), Double.MAX_VALUE);
    bg.setApplicationBounds(bounds);
    theScene.addChild(bg);

    theScene.compile();

    // Add the scene to the universe.
    su.addBranchGraph(theScene);
  }