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Help with envelope distort

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September 25, 2019
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Hi, I'm trying to create an envelope distort with top object, despite my top object being a single path, I'm being given the message - This path requires a selection of multiple objects. The top object must be a single path or mesh, or a symbol containing a single path or mesh. Does anyone have ant ideas to get around this?

Correct answer Joseph5E4A

Bless your soul! I was going crazy trying to figure it out. I could draw a rectangle and put a simple word like 'the' and it would display the error message. After reading your response, I sent the text to the back and brought the shape forward and it did the trick. Thank you!

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Shelby23778251oefz

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im having this issue as well and have tried the whole send to front and to back

Monika Gause

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Please show a screenshot of your artwork, before and after, including the layers panel.

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Cathleen35622232aeft

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I am trying to layer the letter W (in which I have used Type > Create Outlines and have ungrouped) with a part of a blob shape I created. Strangely enough the words "VIRTUAL" and the first blob worked just fine. For some reason I keep getting the pop up error.

Thank you for your help in advance!

Kamrul sohan

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This problem's solve is very easy!!!!

Which layer you want to EVELOP DISTORT just this layer select--object(menu)--arrenge--send to back.

Then try!!!!!!!!

Monika Gause

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What you wrote has already been marked as the correct answer.

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defaultgoxmftyzuouj

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I'm a few years late. If someeone can solve my woes i'd be deeply grateful. Been trying to add a picture to a dog food mockup for 2 days now to no avail. I've sent it to 2 designer buddies and they couldnt help. I added a picture once and it must've been a fluke because now it isnt happening. Every picture that I've put is behind the mockup, so this isnt the issue. I've tried multiple pictures, I've looked on Youtube, I've started my computer over, I've put the image beneath, under, everywhere lol and everything online says just to put it behind.

This is the alert I get every time:

"This requires a selection of multiple objects. The top object must be a single path or mesh, or a symbol containing a single path or mesh."

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defaultgoxmftyzuouj

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here is a picture of the layers

Doug A Roberts

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I think the problem is that your top object is a clip group, rather than a single path as the message says.

barbara_a7746676

Community Expert

Which version of Illustrator are you using? With the current version it should work.

Are any of the objects locked?

Is the top object one single path? If you're not sure, try selecting the top object and choosing Object > Path > Join. Or, with the Direct Selection tool, select two anchor points that you think may not be joined and choose the Join command.

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skilled_contributor5E1E

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finally got solution i am also having same issue but fixed text layer bottom of a object layer

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Joseph5E4ACorrect answer

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Bless your soul! I was going crazy trying to figure it out. I could draw a rectangle and put a simple word like 'the' and it would display the error message. After reading your response, I sent the text to the back and brought the shape forward and it did the trick. Thank you!

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alystas

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Thank you Joseph for explaining what he meant. And OP m_az. Worked for me, too.

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Anonymous

i m facing this same issue

Monika Gause

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Please show a screenshot of your selected objects. And please show the layers panel with those objects visible in it.

Anna Lander

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The top object must be a closed path. Is it so?
If content is sensitive, could you please to try the operation with abstract content (e.g. a random shape on top and a random group below) and make a screenshot with it and with expanded Layer panel?

Doug A Roberts

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Can we see a screenshot of these, selected and with the layers panel open?

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tomfindlayAuthor

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Unfortunately I cannot show a screenshot. I have however put everything onto the same layer. I've tried with in a different document with an open path on top and a single shape below, this time I'm given the error - the operation cannot complete because of an unknown error illustrator [3]