Sheet cut boundary reference turned off

Question

I have master site plans that are divided into numerous sheets. I have one file with a bunch of irregular boundaries defining the locations of sheet cuts. When creating a sheet, I reference the master plan, the border and the sheet cuts file. The intent is to use the boxes as elements for reference clipping. Works fine. However, when I then turn off the sheet cuts file which is no longer needed, close and reopen, the master plan is no longer clipped. It clips again when I turn the sheet cuts reference back on. Any way around this? 
 
 MS V8i

MaryB · Answer

That is because the clip is associated to the reference clip element. When you turn the clipping reference off, those elements "disappear" and the clip is lost. 
 MwLong is right that you need to approach this slightly differently - a "no plot" level is ideal. the clip reference can remain on, but your shapes will not print. 
 You could also create your clip shapes as "Construction" elements, and then set your print drivers and your views to not display Constructions. They will still be available to the software, but they will not be seen while you are working. 
 You also have the option to turn that level of your reference off by view in your view display. I have seen the Global Freeze seems to render them invisible to both myself AND the software, but View Display off still allows the software to use them.

Lorys · Answer

what I do is copy the ref with the sheet cut boundaries into the model space then I can use it to clip all the other refs and its on a construction level named "Clip"with print disabled... and I can clip ref this in the sheet model via the viewport boundary or sheet inner panel of my title block