A three-dimensional printing system for manufacturing a three-dimensional article comprising: a build platform for supporting the three-dimensional article, the build platform or the three-dimensional article defining an active surface for accreting a material layer; a light engine for addressing a build plane; a sensor mounted on the light engine that generates a signal based upon vibrations that originate from a source external to the light engine; a controller configured to: (i) form layers of the three-dimensional article including: position the active surface at the build plane; operate the light engine to selectively cure portions of resin at the build plane; and repeat the positioning and operating to complete forming the three-dimensional article; and (ii) concurrent with forming the layers, receive a signal from the sensor; (iii) analyze the signal to compare received vibrations to a predetermined vibration threshold; and (iv) if the received vibrations exceed the predetermined threshold, take further action, wherein the three-dimensional printing system further comprises a resin vessel containing resin, wherein during formation of a layer the active surface is positioned proximate to a top surface of the resin, the light engine emitting light downwardly to the build plane or wherein the resin vessel includes a transparent sheet that forms a lower surface of the resin vessel, the build plane and active surface are above and proximate to the transparent sheet, the light engine emitting light upwardly and through the transparent sheet and to the build plane. a build platform for supporting the three-dimensional article, the build platform or the three-dimensional article defining an active surface for accreting a material layer; a light engine for addressing a build plane; a sensor mounted on the light engine that generates a signal based upon vibrations that originate from a source external to the light engine; a controller configured to: (i) form layers of the three-dimensional article including: position the active surface at the build plane; operate the light engine to selectively cure portions of resin at the build plane; and repeat the positioning and operating to complete forming the three-dimensional article; and (ii) concurrent with forming the layers, receive a signal from the sensor; (iii) analyze the signal to compare received vibrations to a predetermined vibration threshold; and (iv) if the received vibrations exceed the predetermined threshold, take further action, (i) form layers of the three-dimensional article including: position the active surface at the build plane; operate the light engine to selectively cure portions of resin at the build plane; and repeat the positioning and operating to complete forming the three-dimensional article; and position the active surface at the build plane; operate the light engine to selectively cure portions of resin at the build plane; and repeat the positioning and operating to complete forming the three-dimensional article; and (ii) concurrent with forming the layers, receive a signal from the sensor; (iii) analyze the signal to compare received vibrations to a predetermined vibration threshold; and (iv) if the received vibrations exceed the predetermined threshold, take further action, wherein the three-dimensional printing system further comprises a resin vessel containing resin, wherein during formation of a layer the active surface is positioned proximate to a top surface of the resin, the light engine emitting light downwardly to the build plane or wherein the resin vessel includes a transparent sheet that forms a lower surface of the resin vessel, the build plane and active surface are above and proximate to the transparent sheet, the light engine emitting light upwardly and through the transparent sheet and to the build plane.