Help with envelope distort

[#1]

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?

[#2]

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?

[#3]

What's your 'bottom' object? Do you have both 'top' and 'bottom' objects selected?

[#4]

Top layer is a single pathed shaped, bottom object is various objects, but these are grouped together. Both top and bottom are selected.

[#5]

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

[#6]

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]

[#7]

Can you at least show a screenshot of the layers panel with the list of objects?

[#8]

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?

[#9]

i m facing this same issue

[#10]

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

[#11]

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