A method of forming a three-dimensional object, comprising: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, said carrier and said build surface defining a build region therebetween, with said carrier positioned adjacent and spaced apart from said build surface at a start position; characterized in that the method further comprises: (b) forming an adhesion segment of said three-dimensional object by: (i) filling said build region with a polymerizable liquid, (ii) irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, while (iii) maintaining said carrier stationary or advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a first cumulative rate of advance, to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a solid polymer adhesion segment of said object adhered to said carrier; then (c) optionally but preferably forming a transition segment of said three-dimensional object by (i) filling said build region with said polymerizable liquid, (ii) continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, and (iii) continuously or intermittently advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a second cumulative rate of advance to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a transition segment of said object between said adhesion segment and said build surface; wherein said second cumulative rate of advance is greater than said first cumulative rate of advance; and then (d) forming a body segment of said three-dimensional object by: (i) filling said build region with said polymerizable liquid, (ii) continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, and (iii) continuously or intermittently advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a third cumulative rate of advance, to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a body segment of said object between said transition segment and said build surface; wherein said third cumulative rate of advance is greater than said first and/or said second cumulative rate of advance. (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, said carrier and said build surface defining a build region therebetween, with said carrier positioned adjacent and spaced apart from said build surface at a start position; (b) forming an adhesion segment of said three-dimensional object by: (i) filling said build region with a polymerizable liquid, (ii) irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, while (iii) maintaining said carrier stationary or advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a first cumulative rate of advance, to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a solid polymer adhesion segment of said object adhered to said carrier; then (i) filling said build region with a polymerizable liquid, (ii) irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, while (iii) maintaining said carrier stationary or advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a first cumulative rate of advance, to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a solid polymer adhesion segment of said object adhered to said carrier; then (c) optionally but preferably forming a transition segment of said three-dimensional object by (i) filling said build region with said polymerizable liquid, (ii) continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, and (iii) continuously or intermittently advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a second cumulative rate of advance to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a transition segment of said object between said adhesion segment and said build surface; wherein said second cumulative rate of advance is greater than said first cumulative rate of advance; and then (i) filling said build region with said polymerizable liquid, (ii) continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, and (iii) continuously or intermittently advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a second cumulative rate of advance to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a transition segment of said object between said adhesion segment and said build surface; (d) forming a body segment of said three-dimensional object by: (i) filling said build region with said polymerizable liquid, (ii) continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, and (iii) continuously or intermittently advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a third cumulative rate of advance, to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a body segment of said object between said transition segment and said build surface; wherein said third cumulative rate of advance is greater than said first and/or said second cumulative rate of advance. (i) filling said build region with said polymerizable liquid, (ii) continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member, and (iii) continuously or intermittently advancing said carrier away from said build surface at a third cumulative rate of advance, to thereby form from said polymerizable liquid a body segment of said object between said transition segment and said build surface;