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That's a link to a thread in the Wings Official Develoopment Forum the other week about French documentation. I added this because you mentioned French in your last post.

Wings 3D is a very capable modeller and well worth a look. As it's free you have nothing to lose. There's a Wings forum here on Renderosity if you have any questions.

As tonyJ said, there are a lot of freebies around if you keep an eye on magazine covers. If you're just starting working in 3D and on a budget this route has a lot to recommend it. Good luck in finding a program you feel comfortable with. :)

swishy