chamlin
QUESTION: When I wasn't using "Raw", were my panning settings also getting exported? Gain?

Yes if you don't use RAW by default track gain/pan effects and all envelopes will also be rendered. This happens even if the source category for export is "tracks". Thats why we have those checkboxes. Its worth learning what they do - the presets just help automate it for you :) 

So helpful, thanks. I am now re-exporting all of the tracks for the two albums going to my mixing engineer. Saving us a lot of wtf moments!
 
Gratitude!

This is pretty much the approach I've used whenever I want to hand off stems for someone else to mix. BTW to hand off to a mix engineer, you probably want to set the checkbox to render clip effects, clip gain and automation since I consider those part of the track rather than "mixing".

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
This is pretty much the approach I've used whenever I want to hand off stems for someone else to mix. BTW to hand off to a mix engineer, you probably want to set the checkbox to render clip effects, clip gain and automation since I consider those part of the track rather than "mixing".

Noel, so if after recording, I mute noise, do cross fades, adjust gain in a clip within a track but otherwise don't do anything like EQ or compress or other such voodoo, choosing the preset "Raw Tracks - No Automation/Fx" is what I need to use.
 
But regarding the check boxes: Under "Mix Enables" I don't see all of those check box options. Am I looking in the wrong place? Here's a screen shot of what my Platinum shows: https://www.screencast.com/t/BiuaBiBcsu
 
Also, If I've muted sections, should I also select Track mute/solo? What about 64-bit Engine? Dithering?

If you use the no automation/fx preset it unchecks the "Clip automation" which is required to render clip gain envelopes. I dont remember whether clip mutes are affected by that setting as well. Cross fades will be rendered irrespective. You can do a test to see how the checkboxes affect the output.