JavaFX 2D text with background in 3D scene

Question

For my project, I need 2D text inside a 3D scene (not as overlay!). So I've tried adding a `BorderPane` with `Label`/`Text` nodes to my scene: The problem is however, that the white background of the panel is at times overlapping with the label (they have the same depth apparently) when I zoom in, out or fly around with my camera. Is there a way to "elevate" the label from its panel? I've tried setting `setDepthTest(true);` with no effect. Here is a simple example showing the problem. The `Xform` class is from the molecule sample of Oracle (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/javafx/graphics-tutorial/sampleapp3d-code.htm#CJAGGIFG): ``` package mypackage; import mypackage.Xform; import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.PerspectiveCamera; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.SceneAntialiasing; import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.scene.text.Text; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class Ex…

Accepted Answer

Since you are embedding the `Text` node in a styled border pane, and rendering both in the scene, setting also the cache for the border pane really helps.

```
borderPane.setCache(true);
```

You will go from this:

to this:

Also, you can set this hint, to improve resolution.

```
borderPane.setCacheHint(CacheHint.SCALE_AND_ROTATE);
```

JavaFX 2D text with background in 3D scene

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