Envelope Distort > Make with top object.

[Burned by Renee]

I am having trouble getting the text to show up in a readable format. I have my shape on the top and select my outlined text and when I "make with top object" it becomes a jumbled mess and I have messed with the Fidelity settings but that hasn't fixed my problem. I am trying to redraw a poor version of an AI logo that I client liked but correcting all the errors. I am not sure what I am missing to have it fit in the shape. 

[Monika Gause]

You need to prepare the envelope.

Such as here: https://youtube.com/shorts/fH9-YXw4FkU 

[Burned by Renee]

I am pretty sure that I did what you are saying, I know yours isn't in english, but I followed the concept. I am gonig to attach the file, maybe I am missing something. I looked at some of your other replies to this question from other people and I wasn't getting it to work. 

[Monika Gause]

I don't know if you attached the file yet.

You would need to do that via the forum's web interface. Also: change the file extension to .pdf

[Burned by Renee]

I did but not as a .PDF, now it should be there. I made a rectangle, added two points in the middle to adjust the dip on the bottom and the top so I know my shape is one solid shape. I worked around my problem by breaking it up into 8 smaller shapes and that worked. But I would really like to know what I am doing wrong for future design of logos where I want to do something like this. So thank you for trying to help. 

[Kurt Gold]

This mess is not normal when using envelopes.

Can you share the file that behaves as shown in your screenshot?

[Burned by Renee]

I watched a bunch of youtube, and I agree. I either am missing something or its just acting super weird. 

[renél80416020]

Bonjour à @Burned by Renee 

Je n'ai pas vu la vidéo, mais je préconise d'utiliser un simple rectangle puis de modifier l'enveloppe.

René

[Burned by Renee]

It should be there. I made a rectangle, added two points in the middle to adjust the dip on the bottom and the top so I know my shape is one solid shape. I worked around my problem by breaking it up into 8 smaller shapes and that worked. But I would really like to know what I am doing wrong for future design of logos where I want to do something like this. So thank you for trying to help. 

[Monika Gause]

When making envelopes it is important to play by the rules.

there should be handles on both sides of a curved path segment and they should each be around a third of the length of the segment.

[Burned by Renee]

That makes sense. I redrew my shape using other shapes and cutting it apart with the pathfinder and that seems to help as I am getting results much closer to what I was expecting. So no handles this time. and it seems to work.

[Ton Frederiks]

Object > Path > Reverse Path Direction for the top object seems to make it behave.

[Burned by Renee]

That did help. 

[renél80416020]

Créer d'après l'objet au premier plan

ajoute automatiquement des poignées de direction au filet que vous pouvez ensuite délacer à votre guise.