spiceinit web option not working with user defined shape

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Author Name: Stuart Sides (@scsides)

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The spiceinit application throws an error when a user specified shape model is used with the web=true option. I don't see why it couldn't just use the ellipse for testing the camera in the server then add the user's shape model back if it succeeded. This came from an external post:

"Forum link ":https://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov/IsisSupport/index.php/topic,3919.0.html

To replicate this run spiceinit on a cube using a full path to one of the system dems:
@spiceinit from=ab.cub shape=user model=/usgs/cpkgs/isis3/data/base/dems/molaMarsPlanetaryRadius0005.cub web=t@

[rvwagner]

If this doesn't get implemented in the next version, you should update the documentation (and the keyword exclusions) to make it clear that a user-defined shape model cannot be used with web SPICE. The current error message of **ERROR** The Spice Server was unable to initialize the cube. The error reported was: Unable to initialize camera model in SpiceClient.cpp at 567. is very unhelpful.

[jessemapel]

This is a sensible change. With the new data moved into the source tree, I'd expect more users to not download the base area that includes the shape models.

A possible solution would be if the user specifies a shapemodel, then use the web server to spiceinit with an ellipsoid and then on the client side replace that with the user specified shapemodel and re-check that the sensor instantiates.

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