STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND STEREOLITHOGRAPHY METHOD

A cured resin layer having an uneven thickness is disadvantageously formed, and it has been difficult to form a desired three-dimensional shape. A stereolithography apparatus comprising a table, a dispenser for supplying a solution of a photocurable resin onto the table, a recoater for applying the photocurable resin onto the table, and a control component for reduce the movement speed of the recoater based on the movement length of the recoater during the application operation of the recoater. In the apparatus, a cycle of process comprising: irradiating the solution of the photocurable resin selectively with light to form a cured resin layer; additionally applying the solution onto the cured resin layer; and irradiating the applied solution with light to form an additional cured resin layer on the cured resin layer, is repeated to laminate the cured resin layer one after another, thereby forming a three-dimensional article.