How to force node position (x and y) in graphviz

Question

I am trying to force position of nodes. I have x and y coordinates of my nodes and its also directed graph. I can use the rank=same to handle row (y coordinate), but can\'t

Answer 1

I couldn't get the -n flag work with dot -Kfdp.

I was however able to get it working with neato using the following command:

neato sample.dot -n -Tpng -o sample.png