Graph enjoys the benefits of type a bit. We can Cluster by Type, Filter by Types. display/hide Type edge. At the moment, these can’t be done through relation/property.
- Ideally with Better filters for the Graph View , we could have more control over what’s shown on graph, including relation/property.
Inheritance is another benefit of type, although currently icon is the only obvious inheritance from type.
- See Sub-Types for more functions which can be implemented with type
Despite these advantages, as of v.0.50.4, I still use a custom property/relation to distinguish my types/sub-types. My properties/relations are generally used across all types e.g. “Core” relation to indicate hierarchies across all object types, “Presenter” (with aliases of author, speaker, cast etc in my mind) relation for books/movies/podcasts and my notes where I took the role of presenting.
– From a big supporter for relation and property