Visual Basic .NET

Not to sound rude but.. there is a real lack of Examples of working with OpenTK.
There needs to be a site created by the Authors of OpenTK .. where people can contribute Examples.
It took me hours of messing with with code to switch back and forth from Perspective and Ortho. All the examples are done in Ortho and useless for actual 3D work.
I'll post some stuff I use below.

I'm using OpenTK with VS 2008... VB.NET
You need to at least get the new express version of VB to use OpenTK.

In order to use anything in OpenTK, you need to add a reference to the .DLLs that are needed.
OpenTK.DLL and OpenTK.GLControl and the Platform. (Windows XP Pro is my OS)

When you install OpenTK.. these files are place in your 'My Documents' folder under OpenTK.
Navigate to the Sub folder named 'Bin' and in there you will find the DLLs you need.
You will need to add the 'Import" directive to the top of each .VB file thats going to use OpenTK.

Imports OpenTK
Imports OpenTK.GLControl
Imports OpenTK.Platform

Also, to use the OpenTK.Control on a form, you will need to add this control to the list of controls that you can drop in to a form window. Just right click on the list of controls in some blank area and pick 'Choose Items...'.
After, browse to the location I described above and add the OpenTK.GLControl. It should now show up on the list of controls you can add to a form.
Once this GLControl is added, you can use any of the events it fires. The most important is the Resize.. Why is explained below.
I still cant figure out how to change any parameters in the GLControl. Z Depth-- Colors... WHERE ARE THE EXAMPLES ON THIS!!!????

So.. heres the steps.
1. Add the DLL references.
2. Add the OpenTK.GLControl to your list of Controls
3. Drag the OpenTK.GLControl on to your form and set its Size and Anchor..... I usually just dock it to fill the entire window.
4. Add the Imports to your program's head.
5. Write the code.
You must NEVER use the GLControl before it is actually created!
I use a Global variable named _STARTED as Boolean = False
In any sub/function thats going to use the GLControl, add this at the top.
If Not _STARTED Then Return

In the GLControls Paint Event it needs to look like this

    Private Sub GlControl1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GlControl1.Resize
        _STARTED = True
        ResizeGL()
    End Sub

Heres the code for the ResizeGL

   Private Sub ResizeGL()
        GL.Viewport(0, 0, GlControl1.Width, GlControl1.Height)
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection) ' Select The Projection Matrix
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview) ' Select The Modelview Matrix
        GL.LoadIdentity() ' Reset The Modelview Matrix
    End Sub

If you want to auto update the screen, us a timer or create a thread that loops for ever (I have not tried this yet). This can get very tricky.
From my experience, Every thing has to be created in this same thread. VBOs CallLists.. all of that.
If you just want to Update the GLGLControl... Use: OpenTK.GLControl.Invalidate. This will force it to redraw.

OK.. the general rule of 3D is, anytime you switch to Perspective.. You MUST set the Camera and LookAt locations.
These NOT Modal and are lost when the Identity is loaded!

    Public Sub ViewPerspective() ' Set Up A Perspective View
 
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection) ' Select Projection
        GL.LoadIdentity() ';	
        Dim perspective1 As Matrix4 = OpenTK.Matrix4.CreatePerspectiveFieldOfView(MathHelper.PiOver4, _
                                             CSng((GlControl1.Width) / (GlControl1.Height)), 0.1, 1000)
        GL.LoadMatrix(perspective1)
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview) ' Select The Modelview Matrix
        GL.LoadIdentity() ' Reset The Matrix
        GL.Enable(EnableCap.DepthTest) ' This doesnt need to be here but.. If your using the Z buffer.. It dont hurt.
 
    End Sub

Heres the code to switch to Ortho:

    Public Sub ViewOrtho()
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection) 'Select Projection
        GL.LoadIdentity() ' Reset The Matrix
        GL.Ortho(0, GlControl1.Width, -GlControl1.Height, 0, 0.1, 100.0) ' Select Ortho Mode
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview) ' Select Modelview Matrix
        GL.LoadIdentity() ' Reset The Matrix
    End Sub

Heres my code to set the cam position. Not that the variables are the rotations in the axis of Z and X.
ROT_X is the x,y or rotating around the Z axis and ROT_Y is rotating around the X axis. A bit confusing I'm sure.
Oh and look_radius is how far from the eye position you are.
This transform will keep the camera looking at the same point, regardless of rotation angles or the distance of look_radius.
You must note here that I have the lookup vector set to Z. NOT Y!!!!

    Public Sub set_eyes()
        cam_z = Sin(ROT_Y) * look_radius
        cam_x = (Sin(ROT_X) - (1 - Cos(ROT_Y)) * Sin(ROT_X)) * look_radius
        cam_y = (Cos(ROT_X) - (1 - Cos(ROT_Y)) * Cos(ROT_X)) * look_radius
        Dim cam As Vector3 = New Vector3(cam_x + eye_x, cam_y + eye_y, cam_z + eye_z)
        Dim lookingat As Vector3 = New Vector3(eye_x, eye_y, eye_z)
        Dim up_vector As Vector3 = New Vector3(0, 0, 1) ' NOTE:  Z is the UP Vector here!!!
        Dim view_ = OpenTK.Matrix4.LookAt(cam, lookingat, up_vector)
        GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview)
        GL.LoadMatrix(view_)
        'GL.LoadIdentity() ' Reset The Modelview Matrix
    End Sub

So your draw sub might look like this:

Private Sub Draw_Screen()
ViewPrespective()
set_eyes()
<your 3D drawing code here>
ViewOrtho()
<Your 2D drawing code here>
End Sub

So.. you might be wondering why I use Z as the UP vector. This is how I work in the real world. Z is always up/down.
I hope this helps.. if not you.. maybe some one :)
--Mike O

P.S.
About your comment that VB Sucks...
To make things clear... There is NO difference between the speed of a C# or VB.NET app. They both are complied at 'Run TIme' and produce exactly the same code. They run at the exact same speed.
I actually prefer VB.NET over C#... Its way easier to create forms and such.
This does NOT include C or C++.. they are a different animal all together. Here again tho, from what I have read on line, you will see only around a 2% drop in speed using .NET. There is also Assembly Code... It don't get any faster then this but is also, a real pain in the butt to master!

too funny... And here I was thinking I was being helpful.

Im sorry if I upset you.. Im not dizzing this site. I just know that I cant find what I need here usually.
My idea is to get an actual place setup just to list tuts at. Can this be done?
Maybe break it in to a few catagories like the GLControl and the GameWindow tools.
Maybe combine this in to the documents area?
These are just ideas and I have lots of them.

Thanks Mike for the help.
I was able to add GLControl to the toolbox and I added the GLControl onto my window.
I also added

Imports OpenTK
Imports OpenTK.GLControl
Imports OpenTK.Platform

I added a handle for Resize just like you have done but it can't recognize some stuff.

Private Sub ResizeGL()
GL.Viewport(0, 0, GlControl1.Width, GlControl1.Height)
GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection) ' Select The Projection Matrix
GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview) ' Select The Modelview Matrix
GL.LoadIdentity() ' Reset The Modelview Matrix
End Sub

Error 1 'GL' is not declared. It may be inaccessible due to its protection level. C:\Users\vrej\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\WindowsApplication1\WindowsApplication1\Form1.vb 16 9 WindowsApplication1

and there are other similar errors.

I assume I have to allocate a GL?

This is what I need information on. How to setup for VB .NET.
Do I have to choose a pixel format? Do I have to SetPixelFormat, and create a context?
Where to destroy the context.

I will try to get some feedback from people over at www.opengl.org and if they agree, I'll add it to the Wiki (www.opengl.org/wiki).

Thanks Fiddler.

Now for rendering a triangle. I added a little bit of code but it doesn't recognize

SwapBuffers()

I guess I need to import it with that "Imports" thing?
I tried "Imports System" but that's not it.

I'm also checking out those .cs examples but it has

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Threading;