Is it possible to rotate an oval?

[TurtleCove]

I'm making a round plate.
I want to place some ovals, as carved regions, around the edge of the plate, but I want these ovals to follow the contour of the circle that makes a plate.
Does that make sense?

I want these ovals, that I'm placing on the edge of the plate, to turn slightly, as I place them around the edge.

[fwharris]

You can not rotate the oval but you can turn it into a pattern by grouping it and selecting "make pattern". then you can rotate as needed.

[bjbethke]

I'm making a round plate.
I want to place some ovals, as carved regions, around the edge of the plate, but I want these ovals to follow the contour of the circle that makes a plate.
Does that make sense?

I want these ovals, that I'm placing on the edge of the plate, to turn slightly, as I place them around the edge.

You can do that with Illustrator or CorelDraw, may be some free type programs that work with vector drawings.

[zan29]

Inkscape is the best free software I found so far for vectors.