After rotation has been applied to an object, is there an easy way to re-align the move gizmo back to the object geometry?
NOTE : All gizmos in the image are LOCAL, not global. A shows the desired result, B is what I have now.
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1$\begingroup$ it's answered here: blender.stackexchange.com/questions/192615/… $\endgroup$– moonbootsNov 15, 2020 at 10:41
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Its quite easy if you are using the latest blender versions. After you have rotated your object and applied the rotation, simply go to "Options" and select Affect only - origin.
Now you can simply rotate your Origin using either the Rotation tool or Rotation Shortcut "R". 
After you are done rotating the origin you can exit the Affect only - Origin mode.
Note : You can not only rotate the origin, but also can Move the origin and also use Snap features.
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1$\begingroup$ yes but if you want to correctly align with the face, don't you need to first create a custom orientation, then Object > Transform > Align to Transform Orientation, then Operator box > Orientation > Face? $\endgroup$ Nov 15, 2020 at 10:34
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$\begingroup$ @moonboots. That worked great - as per your link in the comment above. Many thanks. $\endgroup$– MarcusNov 15, 2020 at 14:06