SVG animateMotion along circle instead on path

[aamir24917464bq4g]

Is there a way to make an object move, not along the path, but along a circle? For Example:

<animateMotion path="M 0,0 C -50,100 -150,100 -200,0" begin="2s" dur="3s" fill="freeze" /> 

This works because we added a path.

Is there a way to do it where you can replace a path with a cricle (in the example), or with any other object?

<animateMotion
<circle cx="865.9" cy="539.6" r="499.1"/>
begin="2s" dur="3s" fill="freeze" /> 

Also, only using SVG, no HTML (need to send a project as .SVG file)

[Myra Ferguson · Accepted solution]

You might want to animate your Illustrator content in Animate where you can define a circular path as a motion guide. Here's more information:

• Working with Illustrator AI files in Animate
• Exporting SVG files - Interchanging SVG files with Adobe Illustrator (Animate)
• Motion Guide (Animate)