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 . <EOS>