Drawing on a visual object

Hi everyone,
Is it possible to draw on visual objects in java 3d.
e.g. Could the user draw a shape on a sphere?
thanks

I'm not sure if this is what you're after, but you can
- create an offscreen image using "createImage(int width, int height)" method of a Component , then
- obtain the graphics context of the offscreen image using "getGraphics()",
- you can then draw onto the offscreen image using the graphics context.
hope that helps. =)

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