OK, whilst I haven't found a solution to altering the manipulators orientation, I have found a feature (I believe this is new to 2016)
In the move tool palette or through the marking menu (W & LMB)...

H Dave,
Thanks for the reply, the character model has been prepped fro rigging, with transforms already frozen.
I'm simply am just sliding some edge loops along some of the fingers.

Does anyone...

Hello All,
Transitioning from another software and have been using Maya for a wee while but this is really bugging me.

1) create a cylinder
2) rotate it an amount (doesn't matter how much by!)...