A system for manufacturing a three-dimensional article comprising: a resin vessel configured for containing a photocurable resin; a build plate having an upper surface extending along a Y-axis from a proximal end to a distal end; a plate support supporting the build plate and extending along the Y-axis from a proximal end corresponding to the proximal end of the build plate to a distal end corresponding to the distal end of the build plate; a hook subsystem having a hook; an elevator subsystem; an imaging subsystem; a controller configured to: (a) operate the elevator subsystem and the imaging subsystem to progressively lower the upper surface of the build plate into the resin vessel while forming the 3D article above the upper surface of the build plate; (b) operate the elevator subsystem to raise the 3D article to a vertical position above a level of photocurable resin in the resin vessel; (c) operate the hook subsystem to move the hook from a non-engagement configuration to an engagement configuration, in the engagement configuration the hook is positioned for engagement with the proximal end of the build plate; (d) operate the elevator subsystem to impart a vertical separation distance between the proximal end of the build plate supported by the hook subsystem and the distal end of the build plate supported by the plate support, the vertical separation distance provides an angular tilt of the build plate and the 3D article to facilitate draining of residual photocurable resin from the 3D article into the resin vessel. a resin vessel configured for containing a photocurable resin; a build plate having an upper surface extending along a Y-axis from a proximal end to a distal end; a plate support supporting the build plate and extending along the Y-axis from a proximal end corresponding to the proximal end of the build plate to a distal end corresponding to the distal end of the build plate; a hook subsystem having a hook; an elevator subsystem; an imaging subsystem; a controller configured to: (a) operate the elevator subsystem and the imaging subsystem to progressively lower the upper surface of the build plate into the resin vessel while forming the 3D article above the upper surface of the build plate; (b) operate the elevator subsystem to raise the 3D article to a vertical position above a level of photocurable resin in the resin vessel; (c) operate the hook subsystem to move the hook from a non-engagement configuration to an engagement configuration, in the engagement configuration the hook is positioned for engagement with the proximal end of the build plate; (d) operate the elevator subsystem to impart a vertical separation distance between the proximal end of the build plate supported by the hook subsystem and the distal end of the build plate supported by the plate support, the vertical separation distance provides an angular tilt of the build plate and the 3D article to facilitate draining of residual photocurable resin from the 3D article into the resin vessel. (a) operate the elevator subsystem and the imaging subsystem to progressively lower the upper surface of the build plate into the resin vessel while forming the 3D article above the upper surface of the build plate; (b) operate the elevator subsystem to raise the 3D article to a vertical position above a level of photocurable resin in the resin vessel; (c) operate the hook subsystem to move the hook from a non-engagement configuration to an engagement configuration, in the engagement configuration the hook is positioned for engagement with the proximal end of the build plate; (d) operate the elevator subsystem to impart a vertical separation distance between the proximal end of the build plate supported by the hook subsystem and the distal end of the build plate supported by the plate support, the vertical separation distance provides an angular tilt of the build plate and the 3D article to facilitate draining of residual photocurable resin from the 3D article into the resin vessel.