Blend tool is not blending

[Данило26265080wabk]

Hi, I'm running into a problem with the Blend tool, having two objects that are separated letters in a circle shape. They completely repeat each other, but have a different size. The smaller one is under the larger one. Their centers are superimposed on each other. The essence of the problem is that the Blend tool simply refuses to work, the program writes that the tool is not available. I have no idea how to solve this problem, because I work in Adobe Illustrator for the first time in my life. Please help, important project.

[Monika Gause]

Please show us what's in the Layers panel. We need to see those groups.

You could also check out this video, maybe it answers your question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L_r_8PpaK8

[Данило26265080wabk]

Ok, so there are two layers, first is yellow background and second is the actual objects.

[Monika Gause]

Can you open the artwork layer (click on the triangle). We need to see the structure inside your groups

[Данило26265080wabk]

yes, here you go

[Данило26265080wabk]

oh, now i got what you asking from me, here

[Ton Frederiks]

Can you try the blend with the layer unlocked?

[Monika Gause]

To me it looks like the two objects that you want to blend, are all grouped in one big group.

What you need to have is two groups : one for each of the lettershapes: the orange ones and then the red ones

Did you watch my video? It explains how your base artwork should look like.

[michelew83603738]

It looks like you used an Envelop Distort to create the shape of the text. What did you do after? Did you expand it or leave it as is?

[Scott Falkner]

Make sure the text is just one compound path. You might need to ungroup and release compound a couple of times, then make it a compound path. Below is a blend between two compound paths.

[innovative_adventurer5D56]

i think you are tryinng to blend more than 2 objects!