Start/End Constraints in Loft tool

Hey guys,

a quick question about the loft tool. I am trying to create a contraction section for a fluid flow. I am going to use the loft tool to create the contoured surface joining the 2 ends of my rectangular contraction section profiles.

I was wondering what the tangent length numbers represent upon selecting the normal tangent to profile start/end constraints in the loft tool menu - are they dimensions? are they some sort of ratio? is it the tangency polynomial degree?

any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Antonis

SolidworksSurfacing