stress plot vs. nodal coordinates along an edge

I was trying to plot the stress distibution vs. nodal coordinates along an edge fo a model in Abauqs/CAE (6.11-2). It seems as if the only way to do this to use a path to extract nodal "distances." However, I was not able to find a way to select the edge and have ALL the nodes automatically picked. I had to pick the nodes one at a time, which is very tedious for an edge with many nodes. Any workaround on this? Suggestions/feedback would be greatly appreciated.