Have encountered this very problem myself a few times and have found two ways around this. (You are right in not rotating the model, this invariably causes more problems than it solves, rotate in paperspace if necessary as you have done)
Firstly, increase the papersize (or use multiple...
I had a similar problem (with 2002) when I 'accidentally' removed some of the toolbar functions. One way I found of restoring individual functions is to go to >View >Toolbars >Commands >All Commands (bottom of list) and then choose the required function and drag it into an existing toolbar. I...
