Is there a certain rank companion gift you should use at certain affection levels?

[Heist]

I'm leveling up Investigation (to go along with Scavenging and Armstech) and using the companion gifts to raise my companions' affection. At certain affection levels should I be using certain rank companion gifts to be the most effective? I believe that using a low ranked gift on a high affection companion will result in no affection gain, but is it more/less effective to use high rank gifts on companions with low effection? Or is there no benefit or detriment to doing this?

[Heist]

To further clarify my question: I'm able to make rank 5 companion gifts right now. When I get my next companion they'll be starting with an empty affection bar, should I make rank 1 gifts for him until he reaches, say, 1000 affection and then jump to rank 2, etc.? Or should I just give him rank 5 gifts from the start?

[Ellvaan]

Greetings Heist!

 

The following community member created guide, located in our New Players Help Fleet Pass: A Directory of Resources may be of assistance to you:

 

• [Guide] Companion Gifts & Affection Guide by Almar
  

We hope this helps!

[Heist]

That does definitely help, thank you.