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The graph doesn’t create its own structure.
It’s a view that shows all connections created elsewhere. What you see on the graph
is the result of connections made in
documents, plotboards, canvas, and notes.

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How each file type appears

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Documents

References and links you create in documents
show on the graph as links. You don’t see the narrative flow;
you see which files are connected. The document’s result
becomes relationship on the graph.

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Plotboard

Structure you place and connect on the plotboard
shows on the graph as center and density. You can see
which files sit at the center of the structure.

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Canvas

Relationships you draw on the canvas
show on the graph as links. If the canvas is where you design relationships,
the graph is where you see their overall distribution.

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Notes

When a note gets connections,
it appears as a node on the graph. Thought that was only written down
joins the structure
as soon as it’s linked to other files.

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What the graph is

The graph
doesn’t add new structure.
It’s the screen that shows
the sum of relationships
created by all files.
The graph is effect, not cause.
Reflection, not design.

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Summary

  • The graph is not a separate structure
  • It visualizes connections made in other files
  • Documents, plot, canvas, and notes all show on one screen
In Pensiv the graph
doesn’t replace files.
It reveals the connections they create.