Change node distance for particular nodes

Question

How do you change the node distance to the left for a

 \node[state]         (q4) [below left of=q3] {$homing$}; 

Ok, it's a little bit on the left, but I want it to move it more to the left. How can I do that ?

Answer 1

You can use xshift:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[state/.style={draw=red,ultra thick,rectangle,rounded corners}]

 \node[state] (q3)  {$test$}; 
 \node[state] (q4) [below left of=q3] {$homing$}; 
 \node[state] (q5) [below left of=q3,xshift=-2cm] {$homing1$}; 

\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}