Orientation behavior of acrylate-based liquid crystalline (LC)networks containing differenttypes of cross-links is studied and discussed. Cross-linksincorporated by chemical reaction with cross-linking agent presumably distort LC order, whereas cross-links inducedby γ-irradiation preserve andeven stabilize the nematic phase. The comparison of the threedifferent series of LC elastomers is givenin terms of the macroscopic order parameter dependence on temperatureand external mechanical field.